The
National Federation of the Blind of Alabama is honored to announce that it has
been awarded a grant by the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation to conduct a weekend
Parentís of Blind Children Workshop. The Alabama Civil Justice Foundation was
created by Alabamaís legal community as a charitable philanthropy, committed
to the belief that every person should have a sense of well-being, a quality
education, the opportunity to live and work in a safe environment, and the chance
to work and earn a living.

The
National Federation of the Blind is the nationís leader in programs for the
blind. The Federation has been teaching parents, students, and blind adults
for over sixty years the basic principals that it is respectable to be blind
and that blind people can compete with their sighted peers.

The
grant will sponsor fifteen families to attend the State Convention of the National
Federation of the Blind of Alabama, where they will participate in the activities
of the convention and attend specially designed seminars to learn strategies
for educational development, confidence building, and setting realistic expectations.
At the convention parents will have an opportunity to meet positive blind adult
role models as well as learn about services available to them. Classes will
be conducted in Technology, Braille, and Independent Travel.

The
seminar and convention will be in Huntsville Alabama at the Huntsville Hilton
Hotel March 15-17, 2002. To obtain a registration form, contact, Mrs. Daphne Johnson, Chairperson
Parents of Blind Children Committee.